9380/3 Glioma, malignant

Synonyms

Glioma, NOS

Definitions

Tumours of the central nervous system

ICD-O-3 topography code:

C70, C71 and C72

ICD10:

C70, C71 and C72

A malignant tumor of neuroepithelial tissue. This term may be used to describe one of a number of primary neoplasms of the brain and spinal cord, including glioblastomas, astrocytomas oligodendrogliomas and ependymomas. Malignant gliomas are the most common primary tumors of the brain.